Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-15
looking at him a moment, and then stepped OF

looking at him a moment. and then stepped or
west towards tho bridge.
At this point O'Connell stepped to tho space
before the jury and in front of the witness
and told him to go through the motions of the
tragedy. Bismarck rose anu stepped towards
o'Connell. and just as he passodh him he turned
and raised his hand to a point in the rear Of
the left part of the lawyers neck, and emitted
the fearfuliy suggestive strident sound him
self which he had said Haddock made the
moment after receiving the fatal shot.
Witness continuing: .Arnesdorf was a foot
or two back of Haddoci when he fired. He
stood a moment or two. till the preacher stag
gered. and then started and stepned toward
the bridge. Henry Peters was a little behind
shot Haddock. know Arensdorf and know
he fired the shot. only saw .Arensdorf and
Peters a moment after the shot I turned
around and Leader was gone. I started and
ran after him; ran through the alley to Paul
Leader next day but didn't speak to him. The
Monday after the shooting l saw Arnesdorf
again at Boersch's beer garden. I had seen
Fritz Folger that morning and he was at the
beer garden too. At the beer garden Arens-
the water nnta e closet setl and !. Rrensd ioG said he W. t
me to Skin out" He said it was better that
Ileaye the country. l told him that ] had
no money and 1 could't leave. said l couldn't
leave my. family. because hadn't any
l LlUu0y. hFeueQOl1 eAlQ. HOW IL tuaG. 1SO.
Trieber gave you s1s5 to skin out with. Why
| didn't you go? 1 told him that my wife took
the money and wouldn't give mo any money.
Arensdorf said that l must skin out, that I
must go the next day, that if 1 got drunk and
if anybody talked hard with me would tell
with, and that Fritz Folger would go with mo
aud take me i'll a buggy. as far az salix, but
that 1 should not have the money till I was on
the way. l told him 1 would go. Isaw Trei-
Der at my house after the killing-a day or SO
there, | mean the SIPS. Isaw Henry Peters
after tho shooting, the day I talked with
Arensdorf. 1 left Sioux City about q week af-
ter the murder.
Upon the conclusion of "Bismarck's7 testi-
mony, Geo. Lange, Mrs. Mary Ryan and VIM.
Doersem, were called to tho witness stand,
but as the testimony was only of u corrobor-
atins nature, its perusal by the public would
be of no interest.
EIGHTH DAY.
Great interest was again manifested at tho
court room. Long before court convened a
large crowd had assembled SO as to be able to
secure admittance, as it was rumored that a
surprise was in store aud would be brought
out. But no mysterious witnesses materialiZed
and neither Trieber, Plath nor Peters were
produced; The next witness for the State was
the little daughterof Bismarck. "1S-years old,
whose replies were always ready, clear and
accurate. surprisingly so for one SO young.
Minnie Reconsideration Coschnlski is
my father. l will be IL years old on the 18th
of June. l have been in Sioux City five days
this last time. l came from San Francisco.
My mamma and my sisters came with me. We
went to Des Moines and from there to Sioux
City. l know John Arensdorf and Paul Leader.
/ remember when Mr.. Haddock was killed. I
don't remember just when my father went
away. I saw Arensdorf after father went
awav- cArria6 n letter from nv mamma tO
Mr.. Arcnsdorf. He was on the bridge on
Fourth street l told hin my mamma wanted
him to come up to our house right off. He
SAID he would. He did come to the house-in
selling the house. She said she wanted to go
to San francisco. Mr.. Arensdorf said it would
take q little while longer and that there was
too much excitement. She said she didn't
want to wait any longer, because my
70 papa go was to sick San and Francisco ses wanted Mr'
Arensdorf said it would be arranged all right.
The next Sunday Mr.. Arensdorf came up to
nv house. My mamma said she didn't want
to wait any longer. My. papa was sick. He
said he would fix everything for M by
sell the house for less than $50: She said
she would not. Then he said. "AIl right
I'll buy it" We sold the furniture the next
day, Monday. An express came and got the
trunks: l went and got the express. Mr..
Nt1u 1OV ~ IL CAp1C6S DIS uC 1idu
promised: The trunks were taken to the Mil
waukee House. Paul Leader kept that house.
l saw Mr.. Arensdorf when we went to the Mil
waukee House that day. Paul Leader and
Mr.. Arensdorf came into my mammals room
Mamma asked Mr.. Arensdorf for the money
for our house. She told him she had not got
the pay for the furniture. he said she mad o
note in the bank from Matt Franciscus. Paul
Leader asked her how much the note was for,
and she said s5O. Leader gave her the money
0rd nhn YNVNnI hos n~N1 VI. orarI,~
gave mamma $3.50, and told her to tell papa
if anybody asked him about it that he should
know nothing. We started next day, Tues
day, and Paul Leader went with us to Council
Bluffs. From Council Bluffs we went to San
Francisco.
At lO:35 the attorneys for the State asked
permission to retire for consultation. III a
few minutes they returned and announced TO
the Court that the State would rest its case at
this point. Argo stated that the announce
asked an adjournment over the noon recess to
20 clock, which was granted.
III the afternoon. witnesses for the defense
were called. the first being VIM. A. Smith, a
policeman, who testified that he was acquaint-
ed with Koschnisk1 and that the latter was
somewhat intoxicated Adolph and VIM. Metz
and Oscar Bridwell all testify to the same
effect. Mitilda Metz's testimony was like the
old lady's fish story-nothing in it. Henry
Rice didn't know anything about the case.
VIZ. DOoib6lu teStllles. i WIS q Wltle66 IN
his case the other day. On the night of the
murder l went to Johnson's for Mrs. Leavitt.
| told her about the killing. She said: @Good;
l am glad the s-n of a b-h is killed. In the
back yard at Ryan's ! was present when a fad
ed brown hat was dug up. Kellogg took
charge of it. Think it was the same hat that
was left in my room by Leavitt the night of
the murder. l saw Leavitt, and he wore
q light gray hat that day-a stiff hat.
Ihe last witness for The day, Matt Franciscus,
t%estiies: l live in Sioux City. lived here in
August, 1856, and have lived here about ten
years. l knew Bismarck and have known him
six or seven years. know his general moral
character. It is bad. did not buy any per-
sonal goods from Bismarck's wife. My clerk
bought some furniture from her, just before
she went TO San Francisco. I kept a pawn
shop and second hand goods then. Idon't
know exactly what was pail for the furniture.
l know Leavitt talked with him on the Sd
of August last at my store in the afternoon.
He stated in that conversation: sThose fell
lows want to whip the preachers. I am notin
favor of that. | am in favor OF killing the d.
u s--ns of b."
NINTH DAY.
Tn mill of justice again resumes its grind
ing, although with measured motion. The de-
fense has now got the stand and witnesses for
that side are being examined A few unlm-
portant Witnesses have been examined already,
but the main features of evidence for defense
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